The New Product Development (NPD) Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring the flawless launch of new products by driving compliance with internal procedures and customer-specific requirements. This role acts as a key quality gatekeeper during the development lifecycle, from prototype to series production handover. The engineer will lead cross-functional problem solving, manage corrective actions, support APQP activities, and coach operational quality teams.
General Responsibilities
- Responsible for flawless Launch of new products.
- Initiate and manage all corrective actions required during launch
- Full adherence with all NPD 4.0 process and procedures
- Obtain and flow down customer specific requirements to launch team
- Conducts the planning, implementing and managing compliance of manufacturing and production processes with internal and external safety, quality and regulatory standards requirements for worldwide distribution
- Handles design methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of production processes, production equipment and finished products
- Conducts analysis of reports and production data to identify trends and recommend updates or changes to quality standards and procedures when necessary
- Develops methods for testing, sampling and training
- May act as internal consultant by providing technical guidance on most complex projects
- Works with quality inspection supervisors to train and oversee inspectors in their use of control forms, procedures, and correcting quality problems
Experience / Qualifications
- A university degree required (i.e. Bachelor’s degree) or equivalent relevant work experience.
- Hands on working experience with AIAG Core Tools (APQP, PPAP, MSA, SPC, FMEA)
- VDA & IATF Quality Management Systems knowledge and or internal auditor experience
- Shop floor / hands on experience as a Quality Engineer, with minimum of 5 years’ job experience
- New Product Launch experience, preferred in electronic components, and 1 + yrs job experience
- Program management skills (ability to manage time and resources to accomplish tasks)
- Ability to work independently and within our teams
- Robust communication skills (written & verbal) in English and EU languages
- Electrical component and circuitry knowledge highly recommended
- Capability to drive positive change in our processes and products
- MS Office, Oracle / Agile, Customer Web Portal capabilities
- Ability to travel to individual Sensata, customer or sub supplier sites
- Hold team accountable to comply with Sensata New Product Development / Agile processes
- Capture, document, apply Lessons Learned from NPD launches (Good and /or Poor experiences).
- Use them to build a stronger NPD system and proactive approach for future launches
Additional Responsibilities
- Lead problem solving activities cross functionally within Sensata and the customer
- Coach and mentor Operational Quality Engineers at make site
- Monitor post launch phase with make site Operational Quality Engineers to capture lessons learned and effect a controlled handover
- Designs, implements, and maintains quality assurance protocols and methods for processing materials into partially finished or finished products
- Conducts the planning, implementing, and managing compliance of manufacturing and production processes with internal and external safety, quality and regulatory standards requirements for worldwide distribution
- Handles design methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of production processes, production equipment and finished products
- Conducts analysis of reports and production data to identify trends and recommend updates or changes to quality standards and procedures when necessary
- Develops methods for testing, sampling, and training
- May act as internal consultant by providing technical guidance on most complex projects
- Works with quality inspection supervisors to train and oversee inspectors in their use of control forms, procedures, and correcting quality problems
Smarter Together
- Collaborating at Sensata means working with some of the world’s most talented people in an enriching environment that is constantly pushing towards the next best thing
- Employees work across functions, countries and cultures gaining new perspectives through mutual respect and open communication
- As OneSensata, we are working together to make things work together
